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Mijaín López Núñez (born 20 August 1982) is a Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, and five-time Pan American Games champion.
Mijaín López (born August 20, 1982, Los Palacios, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler who was considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes. He was the first male wrestler to win four Olympic gold medals.
Aug 6, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — Mijain Lopez has gone out on top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. He’s the first Olympic athlete to win gold in the same event at five consecutive Games, and the first ...
Aug 7, 2024 · On Tuesday, López, of Cuba, became the first athlete in Olympic history to win a gold medal at five straight Games, beating Chile’s Yasmani Acosta in the 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling final to ...
Aug 6, 2024 · Mijain Lopez, the 41-year-old wrestler from Cuba, became the first athlete to win five consecutive Olympic golds in the same individual event Tuesday when he ended his career with a 6-0 win...
Aug 6, 2024 · PARIS — A Cuban wrestler made Olympic history Tuesday, then walked away. Mijaín López became the first Summer Olympian in any individual sport to win five consecutive gold medals in the same...
Aug 6, 2024 · Cuban athlete Mijain López Núñez retired after the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling final — going out as a wrestling legend and his competitor’s hero and winning his fifth gold.
